Historical determinants of globalization of the LNG market The European Union 's LNG strategy 2.1.The importance of LNG terminals on the common EU energy market 2.1.1.Liquefied gas in strategic EU documents 2.1.2.LNG position in the model of integration of the common EU energy market 2.1.3.The impact of LNG terminals on the security of gas supplies to the EU 2.1.4.The importance of LNG terminals in negotiating natural gas supplies 2.2.Strategic goals for the development of LNG infrastructure and the challenges to the distribution system 2.2.1.LNG storage on the common market 2.2.2.European LNG trading hubs 2.2.3.Financing the development of LNG infrastructure in Europe 2.2.4.Regional importance of LNG 2.2.5.Perspectives of development of the LNG market by 2030 The Regulatory environment 3.1.Legal and regulatory determinants of LNG market in the EU 3.2.Legal determinants for establishing Poland's energy policy 3.2.1.Regulations of the Energy Law Act concerning LNG 3.2.2.Regulations concerning supply security and diversification 3.2.3.Special regulations concerning the LNG terminal 3.3.Direction of changes in EU law concerning LNG The model of the global LNG supply chain 4.1.Characteristics of the links of the LNG supply chain 4.1.1.Obtaining natural gas 4.1.2.Liquefaction 4.1.3.Transport 4.1.4.Re-gasification 4.2.The EU's position in the global LNG market 4.3.Analysis of LNG potential in terms of Poland, regions, the EU, and global trends Economic environment of the LNG market 5.1.Pricing of LNG 5.2.Main LNG consumers 5.3.Previous and new LNG suppliers Potential of the Świnoujście LNG terminal 6.1. Perspectives of using the new functionality of LNG terminals 6.1.1.Loading LNG on tanker trucks 6.1.2.Loading LNG on rail tankers 6.1.3.LNG bunkering 6.1.4."Tank-vessel" loading 6.1.5.Storage and/or long-term storing of LNG 6.1.6.Supply of useful heat 6.1.7.Supply of cold 6.1.8.Supply of electricity